Denial of Service in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT
In Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 9.37.2, an attacker can cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large JWE p2c header value (aka iteration count) for the PasswordBasedDecrypter (PBKDF2) component.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt | < 9.37.2 | 9.37.2 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400, CWE-770- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt- Disclosed
- 11.02.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gvpg-vgmx-xg6w - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 6
- First → latest
- 10.2019 07.2025
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 3
- Medium 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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